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UET 6, 0289 (P346354)

Wisdom or proverb tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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British Museum, London, UK

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BM —

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Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

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Clay

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Literary > Wisdom or proverb (Proverb)

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1. KA NIGIN2? du11-du11 lu2-lul-la-ra
en: As for(?) the ..., the liar
2. {d}nin-abul#-la sag-a-ni bi2-in-x
en: Ninabula ... her(?) head
3. sa6-ga-ni hul-sze3 ba-da-gal2
en: His good(ness) was made into(?) evil (when) with him(?)
4. igi-ni tesz2 la-ba-an-tuku
en: His face had no shame
5. szu-si egir!-a-ni mu-un-da-gal2
en: The (accusatory?) finger was there (pointing) behind him(?)
6. {d}utu en nig2-gi-na ki ag2#
en: Utu, the lord who loves truth
7. nig2-erim2 ba-an-da-bur12 nig-gi-na gid2-da#?
en: Tore out evil from him and prolonged(!?) truth
profound/distant”?
8. nam-tag dugud ib2-ta-x
en: ... the grave sin
9. KA szu#? kal x
en: ...
10. im-da-szub-bu-de3#?
en: ... is to cast away/fall away(?)
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Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Genre(s): Literary > Wisdom or proverb (Proverb)
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primary: UET 6, 0289

[Gadd1963] Gadd, Cyril J., and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966.
history: Alster Proverbs, 314

[Alster1997Proverbs] Alster, Bendt. 1997. Proverbs of Ancient Sumer: The World’s Earliest Proverb Collection.

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Museum No.: BM —
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Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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Excavation No: U 17207.051
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Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Accounting Period: 0

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Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-02 at 08:45:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-09-02 at 07:32:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-09-02 at 07:29:31	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2019-06-22 at 10:56:11	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2019-06-01 at 09:06:48	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2019-05-29 at 21:02:01	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Peterson, Jeremiah	CDLI	approved
2006-11-02 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N.	CDLI	approved

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“UET 6, 0289 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346354.

UET 6, 0289 artifact entry (No. P346354). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346354 (Original work published 2006)

UET 6, 0289 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346354 (Accessed: March 12, 2025).

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	year = {2024},
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	title = {UET 6, 0289 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346354},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346354},
}

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“UET 6, 0289 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346354.

UET 6, 0289 artifact entry (No. P346354). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346354 (Original work published 2006)

UET 6, 0289 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346354 (Accessed: March 12, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {UET 6, 0289 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346354},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346354},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P346354
LB  - CDLI:P346354
M1  - 2025/3/12/
TI  - UET 6, 0289 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346354
ER  -

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